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When recovery feels like betraying yourself

I'm recovering from an eating disorder and my therapist says I look healthy but healthy feels like failure in my body.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Healing can feel like abandoning familiar forms of self-control and identity.

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“Where Are You with Body image and self-perception?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.